diff --git a/client/src/pages/SavTickets.tsx b/client/src/pages/SavTickets.tsx
index c2bc28a..45bf45e 100644
--- a/client/src/pages/SavTickets.tsx
+++ b/client/src/pages/SavTickets.tsx
@@ -265,14 +265,24 @@ export default function SavTickets() {
   // Get user's available groups for auto-assignment
   const getUserGroups = () => {
     if (!user || user.role === 'admin') {
+      console.log('🎫 [CLIENT] Admin user - can access all groups:', groupsData?.length || 0);
       return groupsData; // Admin can access all groups
     }
     
     // For other users, get their assigned groups
     const userGroups = (user as any).userGroups || [];
-    return groupsData.filter(group => 
+    const filteredGroups = groupsData.filter(group => 
       userGroups.some((ug: any) => ug.groupId === group.id)
     );
+    
+    console.log('🎫 [CLIENT] Non-admin user groups:', {
+      userRole: user.role,
+      userUsername: user.username,
+      allUserGroups: userGroups,
+      filteredGroups: filteredGroups.map(g => ({ id: g.id, name: g.name }))
+    });
+    
+    return filteredGroups;
   };
 
   const availableGroups = getUserGroups();
@@ -288,12 +298,20 @@ export default function SavTickets() {
       return;
     }
 
-    // Auto-assign group if user has only one group or if admin didn't select one
+    // Auto-assign group based on user role and available groups
     let selectedGroupId = formData.groupId ? parseInt(formData.groupId) : null;
     
+    console.log('🎫 [CLIENT] User groups analysis:', {
+      userRole: user?.role,
+      formDataGroupId: formData.groupId,
+      availableGroups: availableGroups.map(g => ({ id: g.id, name: g.name })),
+      selectedGroupId
+    });
+    
     if (!selectedGroupId && availableGroups.length > 0) {
       // Auto-assign first available group
       selectedGroupId = availableGroups[0].id;
+      console.log('🎫 [CLIENT] Auto-assigned group:', selectedGroupId, availableGroups[0].name);
     }
 
     const ticketData: InsertSavTicket = {
@@ -311,7 +329,14 @@ export default function SavTickets() {
       clientPhone: formData.clientPhone || undefined,
     };
 
-    console.log('Creating ticket with data:', ticketData);
+    console.log('🎫 [CLIENT] Creating ticket with data:', {
+      ...ticketData,
+      userInfo: {
+        role: user?.role,
+        username: user?.username,
+        availableGroups: availableGroups.length
+      }
+    });
     createTicketMutation.mutate(ticketData);
   };
 
diff --git a/server/routes.ts b/server/routes.ts
index b5cb5f2..f04ea4d 100644
--- a/server/routes.ts
+++ b/server/routes.ts
@@ -2688,8 +2688,8 @@ RÉSUMÉ DU SCAN
         return res.status(404).json({ message: "User not found" });
       }
 
-      // Check permissions: admin, manager, directeur can create
-      if (!['admin', 'manager', 'directeur'].includes(user.role)) {
+      // Check permissions: admin, manager, directeur, employee can create
+      if (!['admin', 'manager', 'directeur', 'employee'].includes(user.role)) {
         return res.status(403).json({ message: "Insufficient permissions to create tickets" });
       }
 
@@ -2698,9 +2698,11 @@ RÉSUMÉ DU SCAN
       if (user.role === 'admin') {
         const allGroups = await storage.getGroups();
         availableGroupIds = allGroups.map(g => g.id);
+        console.log(`🎫 [SAV] Admin ${user.username} can access all groups:`, availableGroupIds);
       } else {
         const userGroups = (user as any).userGroups;
         availableGroupIds = userGroups ? userGroups.map((ug: any) => ug.groupId) : [];
+        console.log(`🎫 [SAV] User ${user.username} (${user.role}) has groups:`, availableGroupIds);
       }
 
       if (availableGroupIds.length === 0) {
@@ -2712,9 +2714,12 @@ RÉSUMÉ DU SCAN
       const ticketNumber = `SAV-${now.getFullYear()}${(now.getMonth() + 1).toString().padStart(2, '0')}${now.getDate().toString().padStart(2, '0')}-${Date.now().toString().slice(-6)}`;
 
       // Parse and validate request body
+      const assignedGroupId = req.body.groupId || availableGroupIds[0];
+      console.log(`🎫 [SAV] Creating ticket for user ${user.username} with groupId: ${assignedGroupId} (requested: ${req.body.groupId}, available: ${availableGroupIds})`);
+      
       const ticketData = insertSavTicketSchema.parse({
         ...req.body,
-        groupId: req.body.groupId || availableGroupIds[0], // Use first available group if not specified
+        groupId: assignedGroupId, // Use first available group if not specified
         createdBy: user.id,
       });
 
@@ -2730,6 +2735,12 @@ RÉSUMÉ DU SCAN
       }
 
       const ticket = await storage.createSavTicket(ticketDataWithNumber);
+      console.log(`🎫 [SAV] Ticket created successfully:`, {
+        ticketNumber: ticket.ticketNumber,
+        groupId: ticket.groupId,
+        createdBy: ticket.createdBy,
+        userRole: user.role
+      });
       res.status(201).json(ticket);
     } catch (error) {
       console.error("Error creating SAV ticket:", error);